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Texas Medical Board Suspends License After Doctor Defied Mask Mandates
Dr. Eric Hensen has been fighting the TMB for years over the policy.
House Prioritizes Bill to Abolish Death Penalty for ‘the Most Heinous Crimes’
The bill was unanimously approved by the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, which is chaired by Democrat State Rep. Joe Moody of El Paso.
Texas Senate Tackles Perpetual Emergency Orders
Texas is the last Republican-led state to be under a state of emergency for COVID.
The Texas Deep State: Children at Risk
The state agency that’s marketed as being pro-child is dangerous for children.
State Archive
Texas Legislature is Halfway Through the Session. What’s Been Done?
With the Legislature now exactly 70 days into its 140-day session—the halfway mark—Texas Scorecard asked conservative leaders and organizations for their thoughts on what has been accomplished so far. Jill Glover, legislative priorities chair of the Republican Party...
Texas House Committee Prioritizes Gambling Expansion Over GOP Priorities
With the legislative session halfway over with no bills to show for it, the Texas House State Affairs Committee is poised to consider legislation to expand gambling and casinos in Texas. House Joint Resolution 155 by State Rep. Charlie Geren (R–Fort Worth) is a...
‘Texas Millstone Act’ Would Prohibit Gender Mutilation Procedures for People Under 26
As the fight to end gender mutilation practices in Texas continues, new legislation has been filed that would prohibit doctors from providing so-called “gender transition” procedures to anyone under the age of 26. State Rep. Tony Tinderholt (R–Arlington) filed House...
Texas Mom Sends Lawmakers Dozens of ‘Filthy Books’ Found in School Libraries
Texas mom Christin Bentley is taking a novel approach to get sexually explicit books out of kids’ libraries: she’s sending daily samples of the “filthy” books to all state lawmakers, who will soon be considering legislation to protect children from exposure to adult...
Texas Senate Passes Bill to Charge Fentanyl Distributors With Murder
As the Texas Senate has begun to deliberate and pass legislation, they unanimously passed a bill this week that would charge fentanyl distributors with murder. Republican State Sen. Joan Huffman from Houston introduced Senate Bill 645, also known as the “Combating...
Lawmaker Files Wrongful Death Protection Act
In response to the increase of illegal abortion drug trafficking into Texas, legislation has been filed in the Texas House of Representatives holding abortion pill manufacturers and distributors accountable for wrongful deaths of women and children. Although the lives...
Senate Committee Hears Testimony on Legislation Banning Child Gender Modification
As bills to ban “gender modification” procedures in children languish in the House, the Senate State Affairs Committee heard testimony on key legislation addressing the subject. The issue is one of eight legislative priorities for the Republican Party of Texas and one...
Texas to Create Its Own Voter Roll Crosscheck Program
Texas election officials are developing a new program to improve the accuracy of the state’s voter rolls by comparing them with voter lists in other states, preparing for a possible exit from the controversial ERIC “crosscheck” service they currently use to identify...
Border Patrol Chief Admits US Lacks Operational Control of the Border
The U.S. House Homeland Security Committee held a field hearing in McAllen, Texas, on border security, where U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz admitted the U.S. does not have operational control of the southwest border. Ortiz' statement contradicts U.S. Department...